ナショナルジオグラフィックと行くグリーンランドクルーズ – リンドブラッド・エクスペディションズ

ナショナルジオグラフィックと行くグリーンランドクルーズ – リンドブラッド・エクスペディションズ

Oh my god, he’s sniffing them. Oh, they’re fighting. They’re fighting. Okay, maybe they don’t know each other. We are watching two polar bears fight on the back ice in Greenland at 75°. [Music] We’re heading to the northernmost land mass and the least densely populated territory on the planet. We just landed in Rikenv, Iceland, and are about to board the National Geographic Endurance, which is going to be our home for the next 12 days. We’re going to be sailing with National Geographic Lindlad Expeditions from the land of fire and ice to Greenland and experiencing some of the world’s most remote and wild places. This country is known for its dramatic landscape from massive glaciers the size of 30story buildings to the tallest mountain in the Arctic, as well as some very unique wildlife. and we are so excited to take you along for the journey. But first, I keep hearing about how beautiful this ship is. So, you want to go see our room? Let’s go. The ship looks so nice. Wow. Ooh, what is the ice lounge? I’m normally not speechless, but this ship is so beautiful. Look at this. You can see through the elevator door. The last part is a fitness studio. It’s the gym. I always tell Jess I’m going to use the gym every day when we get on a cruise ship, but that never happens. This feels like a five-star hotel. Thank you. Oo, big cush. Oh my god. Just a hammock. Oh my god. Oh my god. Look at this room. Look at this shower. That is so huge. And tons of space to set your toiletries. Look at the Look at these robes. Touch these robes. Touch it. Also, complimentary mini bar. Heck yeah. The lighting really does feel very sexy. Like everything has these like soft back lights and it just looks it looks very well designed. They don’t brand these as luxury cruises, which is insane because this looks so freaking beautiful. This is an expedition cruise, meaning there’s no set itinery other than exploring northeastern Greenland. Instead, the captain and the expedition leader basically make a decision where we’re going and what we’re doing every day based on a bunch of different conditions like weather, ice, wildlife, and waves. The main destination of this trip is Greenland. However, since we’re starting in Reikc, Iceland, we’re going to check out some other stops in the West Fiorjords. Our very first stop was the popular Deandandy, which is the tallest waterfall in the West Fjords and is absolutely stunning. We also stopped to watch an incredible amalgamation of dolphins, humpbacks, and fin whales feeding right off the bow of the ship. But our last stop in Iceland is a erduck farm where farmers harvest the feathers of the duck from the nest they make their chicks, making this the only ethical way to source down on the planet. That also means though it’s also one of the most expensive materials on the planet. Our guides told us that ider duck comforters go for as much as $80,000 in Japan. But besides these very schmancy ducks, this farm is also a great place to see what many consider to be the cutest bird on the planet, puffins. We are currently in Beaker Island in the west of Iceland and we are about to go see some puffins. But in order to get there, we need to walk through a bunch of nesting Arctic turns. Apparently, they’re very protective of their young. And so, they’ll actually dive bomb your head. So, we’re picking up flags that we can hold because they typically attack the highest points. They sometimes still peck your head, still peck your hands. I don’t really know what to expect, but I’m almost just excited about this as I am about seeing the puffins. Thank you. Our guide called this the minefield. Oh gosh. Here they come. Okay, here we go. Oh, they’re yelling, sweetie. Oh my god. They get pretty close. Oh god. Oh my god. [Music] [Laughter] They really like me. We are visiting Iceland in August, which is basically the end of the puffin season. And we went to the puffin platform and to be honest, there weren’t that many puffins. I was a little disappointed, but we went over this little hill on the farm and there’s just a bunch of puffins and they’re landing so close to us with a bunch of the silver fish in their mouth. It’s the kind of Icelandic puffin experience that I was looking for. Wow. How do they catch all those? This is incredible. How do they catch so many of those fish in their mouth at the same time? Wow. There’s like hundreds of them all with these fish up in up in their mouth. This is just so extraordinary. And our trip has just started. I just kind of thought that Iceland was like where this trip started and Greenland was the the main destination. This is one of the most extraordinary wildlife experiences of my life. If getting divebombed by birds wasn’t crazy enough, seeing an entire cliffside of puffins with that iconic like fish hanging out of their mouth. I feel like I say this too often, but if that’s as good as it gets on this trip, I’m happy with it. Okay, I won’t say that. Hopefully, we get more of it. I want polar bears, please. This is our very last stop in Iceland. Next stop, Greenland. [Music] So, we just got to the coast of Greenland and we almost immediately saw a polar bear. Look at this. Look at that. The fact that we just pulled up and seeing one like the instant that we get here seems to go about incredible. He’s laying back and just has his big old belly sticking up. It’s just cracking me up. Oh my god. He’s sitting on his butt like such a goofball. He just looks like a fat like a chubby dude. Just look like a fat guy with a bear belly. What’s his name? Homer. His name is Homer. Okay. His name is Homer. [Music] So, we just made our very first landing in Greenland at it, which is the only town in all of eastern Greenland and accordingly is believed to be one of the most remote towns in the world. It’s home to about 350 residents. Right now, we are on this bay that is only free of sea ice for about 2 months every year. So there’s usually only like two loads of groceries that are delivered every year. They mostly subsist on walrus, seal, and muskoxin, as well as they have quotas for how many polar bears and narwhal they can hunt every year. That might sound kind of cruel and unethical to us, but it’s important to remember that these are indigenous inwood people and they’ve been hunting and relying on the animals in this fashion for thousands and thousands of years. [Music] One of the expedition guides on board, a new is actually from Nuke, which is the capital city of Greenland and located on the western coast. But he actually lived in Ittoi for 2 months as part of his work with an NGO called the Oxen Network. Lindlad is one of just three expedition cruise companies that works with this NGO. The hope is to connect these expedition cruise companies with these remote indigenous communities to kind of foster economic development as well as to introduce tourists like us to these incredibly unique communities. It was really cool to wander around Couttorm for the day and see how this remote community in the higharctic lives. But as you might expect to have a town with 350 residents, there’s not exactly a ton going on. So, we were super excited to watch the sled ducks get fed. They actually get fed some of the leftovers of the residents hunting efforts, which can include seal and narwhal. [Music] The huskys here are working sled dogs, so they’re not the cute and cuddly kind, but they do have puppies, which are the cute and cuddly kind. So, let’s go. Can I hold you? Oh my god. Oh my god. Hello, sweetie. You’re just a fresh baby. Oh my gosh. Wow. That’s about as young as they get. Do you know how old he is? 8 days. 8 days. Wow. Oh, sweet. You look a little bit older than 8 days, but not much. Not much. Oh my gosh. Look at those little toes. Look at the big old paws. So good. [Music] Well, this is a very exciting morning for a few reasons. One, it’s Jessica’s birthday. Two, we were just woken up and told that we are in the pack ice. And three, we were also told that there is a polar bear walking on the pack ice. So, happy birthday to me. So, we’ve got to get out there and see this polar bear. Apparently, it’s about a little over a mile out. Um, so I don’t know how close we can get also because of like regulations. So, we’re going to break out the big lens and check out Jessica’s uh birthday polar bear. Yay. Polar bear. Polar bear. Polar bear. Oh my god. [Music] [Applause] [Music] We are totally surrounded by bad guys on every single side. It is just so amazingly beautiful out here this morning. It’s like waking up and being in an entirely different world. I think the polar bear probably smells a seal. He was running and then he’s like crouching. So, when we’ve watched polar bears before, I think they usually get like bouncing the seals in the water. A lot of the other guests are going in for breakfast, but you can have both feet away from this water. This is We have never seen a bowl bear lunch over the ice before. up. This thing is closed. I mean, we are watching it hunt right now. This is so cool. [Music] They just came over the loudspeakers and mentioned that we’re actually going to go out in zodiacs. The ice is kind of clear where we’re at right now. So, we can get down at the zodiacs, zip around ice, maybe see some wildlife. We’ve been lucky enough to be in Pack Ice before, but we’ve never actually gotten into it. Ice is so pretty here. So, I’m very excited to go in Sabrina. [Music] [Applause] If you have the opportunity to go out on a Zodiac in the pack ice, I definitely recommend doing it. From this perspective, it’s so so beautiful. Some of the ice has this beautiful blue color that you just can’t appreciate from far away. [Music] So, we’re looking at a pressure ridge of sea ice right now where two plates kind of like crashed into one another and they’re so blue and beautiful. It’s amazing. [Music] We just passed 75° north. We are surrounded by beautiful icebergs and pack ice on all sides. And our expedition leader, John, just said we are doing a polar plunge. I don’t know how much more exciting my birthday can get. Earlier, the water was.3°. Are you serious? So, this is my third time polar plunging in the Arctic, and I’m just as terrified this time as I was the first two. I think this is going to be the coldest that we’ve ever done. It’s negative degrees, so buckle up, buddy. Oh my god, I’m so nervous right now. 3 2 1 go. [Music] 3 2 1 go. [Music] There you go. Go. There you go. I have a towel. Oh, that’s really cold. Oh, this vodka. Okay. Oh my god, that was so cold. And look, we officially have our polar like my hands are like we officially have polar polar planad National Geographic. I think the last time we jumped in it was like 1.5°. Yeah. Somehow those two degrees really make a difference. One of our favorite things about the National Geographic Endurance is that it’s an ice class rated ship, meaning it’s specifically built to navigate polar waters and can sail through pack ice like the kind that we’re in right now. Oh, did you hear that? Wow. Oh my god. Look at that. Oh my god. Oh my god. Wow. Look at that. So, we made it up to 75°. Now we’re heading south again, which makes us sad. However, we’re leaving the sparsely packed ice and we’re crossing back into the densely packed pack ice. This is going to make me sound like a brat, but if I have one more birthday wish inside of me, I’d love to see one more colar beer. It’s okay if we don’t, but it would be really cool. But if they were going to be anywhere, it’s going to be here. So, this ice here, you can see it’s a lot thicker. It’s much more densely packed, and you can just feel that it’s thicker. Wow. Also, look how beautiful these like blue colors are. Every day at around 4:30 p.m. they have a tea time. And think like little finger foods and fancy cakes and tea. Well, today they’re doing an update for Jess’s birthday. Is hot dogs and beer. Woo. So, I got the beer. Now, we just need some hot dogs. [Music] Heat up here. [Music] We were just at the end of it doing recap before dinner with the rest of the guests and they came on the announce and there is another polar bear. So we just rushed out here to see a polar bear running across the back, guys. Not only two baller bears running across the back. How cool is that? How cool is that? [Music] They’re right next to each other. Wow. I wonder if they’re related. I don’t think it’s really important to me. Oh, what? [Music] Oh my god, this is extraordinary. He’s rolling around on his back. Look at this goofball. So, the ship just stopped moving because we’re only allowed to get so close. So, the ship is being respectful of the polar bear’s distance so that we don’t interfere with its behavior. Oh my god, this is actually happening. That’s a good show right now. It’s been so interesting to see these polar bears interact with one another. Now the polar bear just set down. Other polar bear is approaching it. Oh my god. The new polar bears are right next to each other again. This is the I can’t believe what I’m seeing. Oh, they’re drawing at each other. Oh my god. Oh my god. They’re drawing at each other. Oh my god. They’re right next to each other. He’s sniffing them. Oh, they’re fighting. They’re fighting. Okay, maybe they don’t know each other. We are watching two polar bears fight on the back ice in Greenland. It’s 75° north. They’re following each other now. This is incredible. I’d say most of the guests have left to go to dinner, but how can you go to dinner when this is happening? [Music] We think that it’s two adult males, but it’s really weird cuz there’s not like a whale carcass or a bunch of seals or something that they’d all be concentrated in this spot. So, it’s really unusual. So, it’s very interesting. Our ship is rolling away now. And it makes me kind of sad because I think there’s going to be some very unique behaviors here tonight. As if seeing two polar bears wasn’t enough, we headed to dinner with some new friends, including Willow, who I happen to share her birthday with. The staff were sweet enough to make us a special birthday cake and sing us happy birthday. But cake will have to wait till tomorrow because a surprise guest crashed our party. So, I was literally getting sung happy birthday. And our expedition leader came over and was like, just FYI, there’s a bear off the bow. Earlier today, I was like, I want to see at least one more bear. And then Justin was like, I think you’re going to see three more bears. And we have indeed seen three more bears. I don’t know if you can see, there is nobody else around us. And we’re just watching this polar bear. [Music] And then I come back, the fun just doesn’t stop. Look at this. That’s so cute. I am 38 years young and this is my best birthday I’ve ever had. Oh, how can you beat polar plunging polar bears? This has just been the absolute best. Well, it’s not over yet. I’ve got a surprise for your birthday. Do you want to join me out on the patio? Here it is. The Igloo Experience confirmation letter. Dear Jess and Justin, I would like to confirm your stay for the Igloo Experience aboard the National Geographic Endurance Night. There’s two glass igloos that are kind of on the back of the deck, so all you can see, you have like 270 degree views of whatever’s around you. And then it also comes with an infinity hot tub. [Music] Welcome to our igloo. Come on inside. So, these igloos are open throughout the day. Anyone can come in here, read, watch the world pass by. every night. You can actually reserve it for yourself. It’s included in your cruise fair. This half of the igloo is all glass, which gives you beautiful panoramic views. And then this other half is kind of frosted for privacy for whatever you want to do in your igloo. Uh we are currently in midnight sun territory. It’s about 10:00 p.m. right now, and as you can see, there is no darkness. So, they give you sleep masks. Uh they also give you plenty of things to keep warm. We have mini blankets over here. There’s also extra blankets outside and these hot water bottles. They also give you some candles and lanterns. I think that’s mostly for vibes, although they do have these fun like disco lights that you can change if you want. They also have some nice bathroes that you can wear when you’re getting in and out of the hot tub. And finally, there are these fun Gandalf like fleece line cape situations that you can wear to walk to the nearest bathroom. You shall not pass. Nice. Hand off. Get it. I’m going to use my cape because I don’t get to use capes very often. This way. Finally, you have your own infinity hot tub. We will definitely show you footage from below because you it’s like totally clear and you can see people’s like legs and stuff underneath it. Y’all, it has been a long day. We woke up at 7:00 a.m. and it is almost midnight at this point. Oh my god. Are you serious? Look at how bright it is at midnight. We had an awesome day. We’ll see you tomorrow. [Music] One of the things that we were most impressed with was Limblad Expedition staff and their incredible ability to spot wildlife off the ship. In this section of the park, we saw so many different species, including tons of harp and ring seals, and most importantly, even a pod of narwhals. [Music] Oh my god. Oh, I saw a flipper. So, our expedition leader, John, told us a couple days ago how beautiful this area, the park, is going to be. And it is so incredible. He’s got these amazing striations in the land. Apparently, this is some of the oldest crust on the planet mixed with some of the newest. So, the geological formations are totally out of this world. But we haven’t just gotten lucky with spectacular natural beauty. We’ve also seen some incredible wildlife. We’ve seen two, maybe three polar bears so far today. and a hooded seal, which we haven’t really seen at all on this trip so far. Uh, and it’s not even dinner time. Later on today, we’re supposed to go to a glacier face that’s part of the Greenlandic ice sheet, which is the second largest in the world, parts of which are over a million years old. So, I think uh today is basically just getting started, even though it is 5:00 p.m. [Music] Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. [Music] One of the cool things about Lindblad is that it’s all inclusive. So things like kaying are included in your program. So they really only offer it once during this trip. But look at where we are. Um we are surrounded by icebergs. There is this massive glacier. We’re surrounded on all sides by these towering mountains that have these cool striations on it. There’s snowcap mountains over there. I just can’t imagine a more beautiful place to go kayaking. Listen to this glacial ice. Apparently, there’s ice pockets trapped inside of all of these little burgy bits. Oh my gosh, that just broke right off. Do you hear this? Listen to the snap crackles. Kayaking near glaciers was hands down one of our favorite excursions, but we actually went on a variety of activities each day. We went on zodiac cruises, unique things like polar plunges, but the most common type was a landing where we did some kind of hiking and hope to see some beautiful landscapes and maybe wildlife along the way. These landings were broken up into a few different types of groups. Long walkers where you definitely got a pretty solid workout in medium walkers, beach comrs, and a photography walk where you got to learn tips and tricks from the onboard National Geographic certified photo instructor. During our voyage, we tried each of these options and all of them did a fantastic job of helping us feel totally immersed in the Greenlandic landscape. [Music] When we weren’t out exploring Greenland, we were enjoying the ship itself. The National Geographic Endurance is seriously such a beautiful ship with a library lounge, two infinity hot tubs, a sauna, a yoga studio, a really nice gym, and two onboard dining rooms. Speaking of onboard dining, Lindl seriously has the best food of any cruise line we’ve ever been on, and includes lots of cool nuts to Nordic cuisine and other local dishes. One of our favorite experiences on board was dining at Charlie’s Table, which is a special event that guests are invited to where you get to try a seven course tasting menu. The menu told the story of climate change and use local and sustainably sourced ingredients for its unique and creative dishes, which took over 500 hours of research and development to create. It really was one of the most memorable nights on the ship, which given all of the crazy experiences we’ve had is really saying a lot. While there are a handful of special events like Charlie’s Table or a movie night, you’re not going to find the same kind of onboard entertainment that you’d find on a big cruise ship. Instead, you have multiple educational lectures per day, either from the Polar Experts or your onboard National Geographic photographer. Although, there has been one activity that’s been present in both of the National Geographic Limbble cruises that we’ve been on, and that’s live music from the crew and staff. On our last night on board, our favorite waiter, Juan Miguel, and some of the other staff members absolutely killed it with their band, the Shackle Tunes. It was seriously so much fun dancing the night away with our new friends and the perfect way to say goodbye to Greenland. We are so sad to say goodbye to Greenland and the Endurance, but we’re super excited to be back on land because this is going to be our home for the next 2 weeks. We’re going to be taking on van life for the very first time on the ring road of Iceland. So, be sure to subscribe to follow our adventures across the land of fire and ice. Otherwise, thank you so much for watching and we’ll see you next time.

We spent 12 days sailing from Reykjavik, Iceland to Northeast Greenland National Park (the world’s LARGEST national park) in the High Arctic with Lindblad @Expeditions. Greenland is a land of many superlatives—the largest island, the least densely populated country, and home to the northernmost land mass on the planet. Even with all of those impressive titles, we weren’t totally sure what to expect of this vast and mysterious land.

Join us on this expedition cruise from the Land of Fire and Ice up to Greenland, past the 75th parallel, to explore one of the most uniquely beautiful places on the Earth. During our adventure with National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions, we saw all kinds of Arctic wildlife, including muskox, puffins, and polar bears; visited one of the most remote towns on the planet; and slept in an igloo under the Midnight Sun.

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00:00 Intro
01:03 National Geographic Endurance cabin tour
02:18 What is an expedition cruise?
02:55 Puffins on Vigur Island
06:18 Seeing our first polar bear in Greenland
07:14 Exploring Ittoqqortoormiit
10:21 Waking up to a polar bear on the pack ice
12:42 Zodiac cruise through the pack ice
14:16 Polar plunge into the Greenland Sea
16:09 Sailing through the pack ice on the National Geographic Endurance
17:50 Two polar bears on the pack ice
21:42 Post-dinner polar bear
23:15 Igloos on the National Geographic Endurance
25:13 Wildlife in Northeastern Greenland National Park
27:19 Kayaking with icebergs and glaciers in Greenland
28:07 Hiking with National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions
28:55 National Geographic Endurance ship tour
29:23 Dining on the National Geographic Endurance

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All videos of wildlife were captured with a 600mm lens. All wildlife was observed in accordance with applicable regulations. All drone footage was shot outside of Northeast Greenland National Park.

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